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In the sport of [[cricket]], a '''Player of the Series''' or '''Player of the Tournament'''  award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, series and tournament,
==Test==
===Most Player of the Series awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awards !! Player !! Team !! Series !! Career
|-
| '''11''' || [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || {{cr|SRI}} || 61 || 1992–2010
|-
| rowspan=2| '''9'''
| '''[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || 34 || 2011–present
|-
| [[Jacques Kallis]] || {{cr|ZAF}} || 61 || 1995–2013
|-
| rowspan=3| '''8'''
| [[Imran Khan]] || {{cr|PAK}} || 28 || 1971–1992
|-
| [[Richard Hadlee]] || {{cr|NZL}} || 33 || 1973–1990
|-
| [[Shane Warne]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 46 || 1992–2007
|-
| rowspan=2| '''7'''
| [[Wasim Akram]] || {{cr|PAK}} || 43 || 1985–2002
|-
| [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 60 || 1994–2015
|-
| rowspan=3| '''6'''
| [[Malcolm Marshall]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 21 || 1978–1991
|-
| [[Curtly Ambrose]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 27 || 1988–2000
|-
| [[Steve Waugh]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 54 || 1985–2004
|-
| colspan=5 |
<small>Last updated: 6 December 2021</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283469.html|title=Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=18 November 2015}}</ref>
|}
==ODI==
===Most Player of the Series awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awards !! Player !! Team !! Series !! Career
|-
| '''15''' || [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || {{cr|IND}} || 108 || 1989–2012
|-
| '''11''' || [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] || {{cr|SRI}} || 111 || 1989–2011
|-
| rowspan=2| '''9'''
| '''[[Virat Kohli]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || 60 || 2008–present
|-
| [[Shaun Pollock]] || {{cr|RSA}} || 60 || 1996–2008
|-
| '''8''' || '''[[Chris Gayle]]''' || {{cr|WIN}} || 71 || 1999–present
|-
| rowspan=7| '''7'''
| [[Vivian Richards]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 40 || 1975–1991
|-
| [[Hashim Amla]] || {{cr|RSA}} || 49 || 2008–2019
|-
| [[Yuvraj Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || 71 || 2000–2019
|-
| [[Sourav Ganguly]] || {{cr|IND}} || 75 || 1992–2007
|-
| [[Ricky Ponting]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 77 || 1995–2012
|-
| [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] || {{cr|IND}} || 80 || 2004–2019
|-
| '''[[Shakib Al Hasan]]''' || {{cr|BAN}} ||  || 2006–2021
|-
| colspan=5 |
<small>Last updated: 24 November 2022</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283468.html|title=Records / One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=24 November 2022}}</ref>
|}
==T20I==
===Most Player of the Series awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awards !! Player !! Team !! Series !! Career
|-
| '''7''' || [[Virat Kohli]] || {{cr|IND}} || 39 || 2010–2024
|-
| '''5''' || '''[[Babar Azam]]''' || {{cr|PAK}} || 24 || 2016–present
|-
| rowspan=4| '''4'''
| '''[[Mohammad Rizwan (cricketer)|Mohammad Rizwan]]''' || {{cr|PAK}} || 21 || 2015–present
|-
| '''[[Glenn Maxwell]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || 30 || 2012–present
|-
| '''[[Shakib Al Hasan]]''' || {{cr|BAN}} || 35 || 2006–present
|-
| '''[[Mohammad Hafeez]]''' || {{cr|PAK}} || 48 || 2006–present
|-
| rowspan=5| '''3'''
| '''[[Quinton de Kock]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || 24 || 2012–present
|-
| [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 35 || 2009–2024
|-
| '''[[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || 38 || 2010–present
|-
| [[Shahid Afridi]] || {{cr|PAK}} || 42 || 2006–2018
|-
| [[Shoaib Malik]] || {{cr|PAK}} || 47 || 2006–present
|-
| colspan=5 |
<small>Last updated: 1 July 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/1219894.html|title=Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref>
|}
==All formats==
Note: Players in bold are still active in international cricket.
===Most Player of the Series awards in international cricket===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awards !! Player !! Team !! Series !! Tests !! ODIs !! T20Is
|-
! 21
|  '''[[Virat Kohli]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || 163 || 3 || 11 || 7
|-
! 20
| [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || {{cr|IND}} || 183 || 5 || 15 || 0
|-
! 17
| '''[[Shakib Al Hasan]]''' || {{cr|BAN}} || 162 || 5 || 7 || 5
|-
! 15
| [[Jacques Kallis]] || {{cr|RSA}} || 148 || 9 || 6 || 0
|-
! rowspan=2| 13
| [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 126 || 5 || 3 || 5
|-
| [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] || {{cr|SRI}} || 176 || 2 || 11 || 0
|-
! rowspan=2|12
| '''[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || 104 || 11 || 0 || 1
|-
| [[Chris Gayle]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 141 || 2 || 8 || 2
|-
! rowspan=4| 11
| [[Shaun Pollock]] || {{cr|RSA}} || 107 || 2 || 9 || 0
|-
| [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 136 || 7 || 4 || 0
|-
| [[Ricky Ponting]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 147 || 4 || 7 || 0
|-
| [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || {{cr|SRI}} || 155 || 11 || 0 || 0
|-
| colspan=7 |<small>Last updated: 15 November 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283467.html|title=Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Individual records (captain , players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-serves awards|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=18 November 2015}}</ref>
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Cricket awards and rankings]]